Join seamstress, designer, pattern maker, and Stitch magazine contributor Jil Cappuccio to learn how to transform a well-fitting straight skirt into a beautiful and stylish A-line skirt. Known for her clothing designs that have a consistent fit and easy style, Jil shares many of her favorite techniques in this video.

You will learn:

How to adapt a well-fitting skirt or skirt pattern with front and back darts to create a go-to skirt pattern

Patterning tips and tricks

Techniques for sewing the skirt and adding an elastic waistband

Along with great tips, tricks, and techniques, you'll discover ideas for modifying the basic skirt pattern to make a variety of one-of-a-kind styles, including:

Adding an accent fabric as the center panel on the skirt front and back

Creating mitered corners at the seam lines at the base of the skirt

Inserting ruffles

Adding pocket details

With Jil's skillful guidance, along with her numerous tips, techniques, and amazing ideas, you'll be inspired to keep redesigning this skirt well into the future!

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